Former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren dies at 81
Ranchi/IBNS: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren died at the age of 81 on Monday.
Soren, the founding patron of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), died at a Delhi hospital.
The news has been confirmed by Shibu Soren's son and current Jharkhand CM, Hemant Soren.
आदरणीय दिशोम गुरुजी हम सभी को छोड़कर चले गए हैं।
— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) August 4, 2025
आज मैं शून्य हो गया हूँ...
Shibu Soren, who was the Rajya Sabha MP, remained the third CM of Jharkhand.
In his first term, Shibu Soren remained the CM for 10 days in 2005, then from 2008-2009 and finally 2009-2010.
Shibu Soren, who was elected to Lok Sabha from the Dumka constituency, had remained the country's Coal Minister.
In 2006, Shibu Soren was convicted in the kidnapping and murder of his personal secretary Shashinath Jha.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the case that dated back to 1994.
However, the Delhi High Court in 2007 overruled the district court verdict and acquitted the former CM.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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